Last seen in:
- The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 8558
- The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 8502
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,759 - Nov 9 2020
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 7166 - October 25, 2016
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 14,351 - May 6 2016
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 12,685 - Jan 6 2011
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 5149 - May 12, 2010
Related Clues:
- Fourth-stringer
- Bitter about Conservative purge
- Wash with vigor
- Clean bush
- Cancel, as a blast-off
- Cancel a launch or clean floors
- Rub hard to clean
- Cancel most of theatre costumes
- Bitter about constant purge
- Abandon half crew in sub
- Clean with S.O.S
- Abandon local small French vineyard heading for bankruptcy
- Get rid of brushwood
- Work on a baked-on mess
- Rub hard so as to clean